Johnny Marr Designs Shoe

The seminal axeman teams with PF Flyers to benefit charity.

Converse Chuck Taylor’s may be the benchmark sneaker for the hipster elite, but their reigning deity, former Smiths and current Modest Mouse guitarist Johnny Marr, is a devout PF Flyers fan and has now partnered with his preferred shoe company to design a special limited edition model to benefit charity, NME.com reports. “I’ve been wearing PF Flyers onstage for quite awhile and to come up with a design on a sneaker that will also benefit a charity that is important to me is an exciting opportunity,” Marr said. Proceeds from the shoe, which will be rolled out in a very limited 108 pairs in both the U.K. and the U.S., will benefit the Cure Autism Now and the Pictor School, a Manchester, England-based school for children with special needs. The Marr designed shoe will be available July 10 for purchase via both of the charities’ websites.

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